Naruto was completely stunned, his eyes became vacant, as if he was about to be mentally broken by Obito.
He murmured, "You said, what exactly happened to Sasuke?"
Only then did Obito slowly speak out all the things, including how Itachi accepted the Konoha high-level order to exterminate the clan, how he slaughtered all the Uchiha people including the elderly and children, how he spared Sasuke's life, and how he hoped Sasuke would kill him, become a great hero, and return to Konoha.
Then, after Sasuke learned all of this, how heartbroken, sad, and furious he was, and how he made up his mind to destroy Konoha!
After hearing everything, Naruto said angrily, "Impossible, I won't believe your nonsense!"
Obito spread his hands, "You were the one who wanted to know about Sasuke, and after I told you, you are the one who doesn't believe. Do I have any reason to lie to you?"
"That's why I said you don't understand Sasuke at all. Konoha destroyed his clan, killed his father and mother, caused him and his beloved brother to turn against each other, and made him kill his own brother with his own hands."
"From Sasuke's standpoint, Naruto, tell me, what's wrong with him wanting revenge on Konoha?"
Naruto gritted his teeth tightly, his eyes revealed a kind of unprecedented determination.
"Even if everything you said is true, I will still bring Sasuke back and persuade him to let go of the hatred in his heart."
Obito was slightly stunned. From Naruto's eyes, he felt that Naruto had already understood Sasuke.
"Interesting, you obviously already understand him, yet you still want to persuade him to let go of hatred?"
Naruto raised his fist and clenched it tightly.
"I will fight with him. Even if it means dying, I will pull him back."
Obito, for a moment, changed his opinion of Naruto quite a bit.
Although he also had the arrogance of a great nation, compared to those hypocritical higher-ups, he had more innocence.
'Forget it, what does all of this have to do with me anyway?'
He slowly said, "Let's end it here for today. Naruto, soon I will come to take the Nine Tails from your body. On that day, you and Sasuke can happily die together."
After speaking, the space around Obito twisted, and he disappeared...
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[Konoha, Obito's parallel world]
The Minato squad assembled completely, heading to the battlefield between the Land of Fire and the Land of Wind, Kikyo Mountain.
Of course, because it was on the way, they also took on a mission to escort important strategic supplies.
Because of the burden of the supplies, the journey couldn't be fast. It was only by evening the next day that they arrived near Kikyo Mountain.
The area was filled with corpses of Konoha and Suna ninjas, blood flowing like a river. Under the sunset, it added a touch of desolation.
At this moment, a team of Konoha ninjas appeared ahead.
They were injured and heading this way.
After getting close, the leading Konoha jonin grabbed Minato's hand.
"You are the team escorting the supplies, right? The route ahead has been cut off by the Suna. We escaped with our lives. This place is no longer safe. I'll take you through another hidden route."
After saying that, he planned to pull Minato to lead the others down another path.
However, Minato did not move with him.
The Konoha jonin froze and said urgently, "Quick, they're chasing us. Although someone stayed behind to cover, they won't be able to hold them off for long."
"We can't let our comrades die in vain."
Minato's expression was calm, "This Sand ninja, your concealment ability isn't quite passable. Are you trying to lead us into a small path and then ambush us?"
That Konoha jonin froze, then immediately jumped back and opened a distance from Minato.
His expression turned fierce, "So we've been discovered. Is there a sensory ninja in your team?"
"Originally thought this mission would be easy. Now it seems we need to finish quickly."
"In that case, die!"
After speaking, that "Konoha jonin" raised his middle and index fingers toward Minato's team and gestured.
"Wind Release: Blade of Wind!"
Immediately, sharp wind blades sprayed from his fingers, attacking Minato.
At the same time, Sand ninjas disguised as Konoha ninjas around also acted, targeting Kakashi, Obito, and Rin.
Minato saw this, and remained calm. Just as the many wind blades were about to hit him, he moved slightly, perfectly dodging every single strike.
That "Konoha jonin" was stunned.
"So fast! He actually dodged my wind blades?"
"But the secret technique of my clan is not so easy to deal with."
That "Konoha jonin" sneered coldly, his fingers began twitching violently, and the speed of creating wind blades increased more than tenfold.
Countless wind blades shot toward Minato.
He was very confident in this move. Even the famed and highly elusive Konoha-style swordsmanship, Dance of the Crescent Moon, was slower than his wind blades. How could this blonde Konoha ninja resist?
Right after, he saw a golden flash.
The next second, Minato appeared in front of him, and a kunai slit his throat.
'So fast! Impossible!'
Blood spurted from his mouth and neck, and he fell to the ground.
In his final moments, he turned to look at his companions, only to find that they had all been defeated as well.
'What kind of monstrous team is this? Why am I so unlucky to run into such people?'
If he had known earlier, he would've rather fought head-on against Orochimaru's troops on the front lines.
'Sorry, Maki, I won't be able to grow up with you. In the future… you must become an outstanding ninja!'
BANG!
The "Konoha jonin" emitted a burst of white mist all over his body, returning to his original appearance and completely losing consciousness.
Minato looked at him and slowly said, "So it's the captain of the Suna assassination squad—Mata. A skilled opponent. He's also listed in Konoha's records."
Then, seeing that the surrounding Sand ninjas had been dealt with by Obito, Rin, and Kakashi, his eyes showed a hint of urgency.
"Didn't expect the enemy to appear on the supply escort route. And not just here, but in several places nearby. Sand ninjas are ambushing."
"Looks like the pressure on the front lines is greater than we imagined."
"You all continue escorting the supplies. I'll go handle these people first."
After speaking, Minato's figure separated from the team and dashed away, disappearing quickly.
Obito looked at Kakashi and Rin, and couldn't help but say, "In the previous life, this was how Teacher Minato was once he stepped onto the battlefield, constantly running everywhere."
"So, we have to learn to protect ourselves and not cause trouble for Teacher Minato."
Kakashi and Rin were full of black lines on their heads.
'That makes it sound like we can't protect ourselves?'
Rin pulled the supply cart and smiled, "Let's keep moving forward too."
Obito and Kakashi nodded, and thus, the three continued heading toward the battlefield camp...
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